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Please see Militano Construction Inc., page 19
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Kyle Militano is president and founder of Militano Construction Inc., 27–year–old Indian Harbour Beach company that builds
custom homes in the $200,000 to $5 million range. A construction–management graduate of Florida International University
in Miami, Militano says his firm is off to ‘its best start in seven years’ and is forecasting a solid year of growth for his business.
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homes, including the luxury segment, is springing back to life in
Brevard County.
The languishing downward spiral in demand seems to have
finally bottomed. The curve is steadily pushing upward, as
consumers are making commitments to new–home projects in
select parts of the county.
Custom–home builders in the region, the ones still standing,
have clawed their way through a five–year bear market. Now, they
are seeing encouraging signs as the cycle is beginning to reverse
itself after new–home construction dropped to a 50–year low in
many U.S. communities.
“Our company is off to its best start in seven years,” said
businessman Kyle Militano, president and founder of Militano
Construction Inc., a 27–year–old custom home–building enterprise
and one of the oldest firms of its kind in Brevard County.
“The work we’re getting is a nice mix of medium–sized and
upper–end homes.”
Militano Construction is projecting to build six to eight “high–
end homes” this year. Merritt Island waterfront, he says, is a “hot
spot” right now for new–home construction in the county and his
company is faring well in that market.
His firm builds custom homes across a wide price spectrum,
from $200,000 to $5 million.
Militano Construction has built homes for clients on Lansing
Island, on Tortoise Island, in The Cloisters and in Viera and
Suntree as well as other local communities. Also, the portfolio
includes residential projects at the Windsor Polo Club in Vero
Beach.
Militano said his business has been able to weather the
downturn in new–home construction mainly because of a pipeline
of timely jobs.
“Fortunately, we were able to keep a few jobs going. When we
finished one, we had another one in the pipeline. We’ve been
blessed on that end. A lot of our work has come from referrals by
area Realtors and other parties. We’re proud of that.”
The company’s low overhead has helped matters, too. “I
personally supervise all of the jobs. The client gets personal
attention. I don’t hire a superintendent to run the job. I’m out on
the construction site every day. The customer has my cellphone
number, my home number and my e–mail address.”
Militano — a graduate of Brevard Community College who
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Local Fundraising Professionals to host
June 14 meeting at Duran Golf Club
The Space Coast Chapter of the Association of
Fundraising Professionals will host its quarterly meeting
and educational program at 8 a.m. on Friday, June 14, at
Duran Golf Club in Viera.
Jennifer Filla, president of Aspire Research Group and
an expert in prospect research, will be the presenter.
Her program is titled “Using Prospect Research to
Boost Giving.”
It is designed to help executive directors and development professionals who want to use information to guide
strategy and leverage prospect research to “methodically
identify, track, and ask prospects for major gifts.” The cost
to attend the presentation is $15 for chapter members and
$20 for guests. To register for the program, visit
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educational meetings and special events throughout the
year. Its mission is to support the professional development of fund–raising executives in the county and to
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run by Dr. Marja Sprock. Central Florida UroGynecology
recently hosted an open house, showing off the facility to
the community. The practice treats women for urinary,
fecal, and cosmetic gynecology problems. Also, Dr. Sprock
has expanded the business into the select cosmetic–
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removal, for both women and men. The practice has
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Dr. Schmidt to conduct preparedness workshop
Dr. Jana Schmidt will present an “Emergency Preparedness Workshop” from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday,
June 8, at Beachside Health Studio in Indialantic. The
address is 1120 N. Highway A1A, Suite 115. The fee is
$99 per person. Call Beachside Health Studio at 725–2267
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The Space Coast Women Express Network, an affiliate
of the American Business Women’s Association, will host
guest speaker Alan Kershaw at 11 a.m. on June 11 at the
Eau Gallie Yacht Club in Indian Harbour Beach. Kershaw
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The value of social science research is often measured by what you don’t see
By Roberto Hugh Potter
UCF Forum columnist
In early April, our UCF colleagues at the Florida Space
Institute secured a $55 million grant to produce an
instrument for space research. Congratulations!
Shortly after, the bombs exploded at the Boston
Marathon, and around the same time I had a conversation
with the leader of an important crime–fighting program in
Central Florida. That person lamented the difficulty in
attracting funding for a program that does not serve what I
term the “cute and cuddly.”
The cost of our justice system is tremendous, but the
funding for research into effective crime–fighting programs
and hardware is minimal.
The budget for the Florida Department of Corrections is
about $2 billion. In 2007, the U.S. Census Bureau put the
cost of the total justice system (police, judicial and corrections sectors) at $697 per person in Florida. The national
average was $633.
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In 2011, the National Institute of Justice, the research
branch of the U.S. Department of Justice, awarded 387
grants totaling about $207 million. In 2012, the NIJ
reduced its grants to 363, totaling about $168 million.
By the way, UCF has been very successful in obtaining
direct NIJ grants in the area of criminal–justice technology, receiving $711,000 in 2011, and $2.3 million in 2012.
Among those 2012 grants, Dr. Jacinta Gau and I received
$250,000, which is considered a “large” social science grant
for the NIJ, to study the impact of Florida’s “pill mill”
legislation.
NASA’s $10 million to be awarded to Engineering over
each of the next five years would equate to a considerable
chunk of the total amount of grant funding from the DOJ
for research. Of all the dollars coming to UCF, only a small
portion goes to the social science of studying crime and
crime reduction. To be sure, other funded research in the
areas of substance abuse and mental health touch on
crime. I suspect those are also small in comparison to what
Engineering, computing and other physical sciences attract
in a given year.
This catalog of funding amounts ties back to the lament
of the local law enforcement leader in that many of us in
the social and helping sciences must rely on partnerships
with local government agencies and community– and
faith–based organizations to seek funding to conduct our
research and pay our graduate students. Our partners, in
turn, are looking for ways to increase the amount of grant
funds they can spend on programs or personnel to deliver
what they need to ameliorate or eliminate the problems
they are addressing. That means there is often little money
left over for the partnership with academic–based evaluators and researchers.
We tend to work in a fundamentally nonprofit world as
we research the impact of crime prevention and intervention programs, substance–abuse prevention, mental–
health treatment, child– and family–welfare interventions,
and so forth. It is doubtful that social science researchers
will ever see the types of commercial applications and
profits of the innovations from space research or simulation technology.
But that does not mean we do not have value. Regrettably, perhaps, often the value we social science researchers
add to our community is most evident in its invisibility.
As in Boston, when the types of research we do with law
enforcement combating violence fail, they fail in plain
sight. When our crime–reduction research partnerships
lead to lower jail and prison populations, the exceptional
failure dooms our success to oblivion.
We tend to deal with the dark side of our nature; the
sorts of behaviors people don’t like to discuss, but which
lead the local news. Success is generally noted in the
absence of behaviors, rarely in the positive behaviors of
those with whom we intervene. But, this is not necessarily
how it has to be.
Some of my acquaintances at the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention, as well as public servants at the
Washington State Institute of Public Policy, have developed ways of figuring out the value of prevention and
intervention in these areas. The CDC folks term their
approach “Prevention Effectiveness,” the “systematic
assessment of the impact of public…policies, programs,
and practices” on programs addressing health and other
public–interest areas.
The successes of the research partnerships we develop
are measured in victims averted, second children not born
to unwed teens, families that maintain housing for more
than a few weeks, and so forth. The value of those activities can be monetized for policy analysis, but that is not
truly the value to the community. The value to the
community is the creation with our community partners of
the conditions that make my home state a great place to
live, develop business opportunities, and generally enjoy
life.
When my partner in public safety says it is difficult to
attract supporters to a cause that addresses the side of life
no convention/visitor’s bureau or chamber of commerce
wants to acknowledge — it is true. Regrettably, we have
similar issues: Doing what we do for little profit and with
little visibility — beyond educating the next generation of
social researchers. Sometimes it is barely even noticed on
campus or in the Legislature.
Perhaps we need to do a better job of “selling” the
benefits we provide. We could better highlight the cost
reductions of behaviors and situations that effective
university social/behavioral research and community
partnerships address, things such as crime victimization,
substance abuse, and child and partner abuse. Those are
the kinds of behaviors that are usually mentioned only
when a failure occurs.
Sometimes what you don’t see is the result of a great
deal of work by people and organizations who work for
relatively little and in the shadows cast by the dark side of
our social world.
Those benefits may not be on the nightly news, but they
are a key part of developing a great community.
UCF Forum columnist Roberto Hugh Potter is a
sociologist, professor and director of Research
Partnerships in the University of Central Florida’s
Department of Criminal Justice. He can be
reached at rhpotter@ucf.edu.
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BCC and the 'U.S. Navy SEAL Team 4' Imposter
December 10, 2012 8:24 AM
From: Sandy Pfrimmer
Operations Coordinator
Small Business Development Center at BCC
To: Adrienne Roth
Subject: link removal
Adrienne,
Can you remove or delete page 11 per Phil Monkress’s
request?
See link from September 2011 archive.
Thanks
Sandy
http://www.brevardbusinessnews.com/ArchiveDocs/2011/
2011-09-01/BBN-091211.pdf
look at page 11.
RESPONSES 1–5 Per Request from:
May 15, 2013 — Wednesday
From: Bill Roth
Special Projects Editor
Brevard Business News, Inc.
To: John J. Glisch
Associate Vice President, Communications
Brevard Community College
Dear Mr. Glisch,
Adrienne Roth, publisher of Brevard Business News,
has prepared a telecom of a May 1, 2013, conversation she
had with you concerning “U.S. Navy SEAL Team 4”
Imposter Phil Monkress, President and Chief Executive
Officer of All Points Logistics, LLC.
According to Adrienne Roth’s telecom, you read part of a
correspondence from Robert Pickett, Director of the Small
Business Development Center at Brevard Community
College that concerned certain facts associated with “U.S.
Navy SEAL Team 4” Imposter Phil Monkress, President
and Chief Executive Officer of All Points Logistics, LLC.
It is documented that “The Small Business Development Center (SBDC) is a federally funded organization
that offers numerous resources, services, workshops and
seminars to small business owners and entrepreneurs in
order to help them succeed and grow. As part of the Florida
Small Business Development Center Network and as a
sub center of the Small Business Development Center of
the University of Central Florida, BCC’s SBDC has been
actively serving Brevard County since 1990.”
Therefore, Brevard Business News now requests that
your office provide copies of all correspondence you
received from Mr. Pickett concerning “U.S. Navy SEAL
Team 4” Imposter Phil Monkress, President and Chief
Executive Officer of All Points Logistics, LLC.
Thank you,
Bill Roth
RESPONSE 1: Wednesday, April 24, 2013 2:58 PM
From: Robert C. Pickett, Director, CBA, CBCP Counselor
Small Business Development Center at BCC
To: Coyne, Mildred
Cc: Christmas, Holly; Pfrimmer, Sandy
Subject: 4/23/13 Brevard Business News
Mildred:
This is a heads up for what I would hope will not
become a public issue, and on which I will work to resolve
before we get a chance to talk next week. BBN ran this ad
in the most recent issue. It features a COPY of our
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Veterans Conference ad from two years ago, with a footer
which says, “To Be Continued…” To us, this is a not so
subtle notice that she has more to say on the topic.
Adrianne Roth, the Publisher of BBN, has a history of
airing her personal disputes in her newspaper, and due to
the position of the ad, I anticipate that she has something
negative to say about our speaker from two years ago, Phil
Monkress. She has used BBN as a platform to speak about
her disagreements with Space Coast Business Magazine
and FIT. It always contains some emotion about which the
general public probably just scratches its head and
wonders what is really going on.
Ms. Roth has always been a friend of the SBDC, and I,
together with Vicky, have had open and candid communication for many years.
BACKGROUND:
l Mr. Monkress has been a client of the SBDC and was
the keynote speaker at our 2011 Veterans Conference.
l SUBSEQUENT to the 2011 Conference, someone in
the public questioned his claim to have been an actual
Navy SEAL. He later retracted this claim and has asked
for various sponsors of web sites to remove references to it.
We complied with his request, but Ms. Roth refused to do
so, citing professional reasons.
l The issue has been quiet for over a year until this
BBN issue landed on my desk.
ACTION:
l I have left a message with Ms. Roth and have asked
her to call me back.
l The Veterans Conference represents about 75% of our
Program Income in a given year. My request to her would
be simply to leave us out of it as adverse press could
jeopardize our reputation and our relationship with our
major sponsors, including, Harris and IAP, to name a few.
I appreciate your wisdom and any guidance you might
have to offer on this as well as communication with any
appropriate departments within BCC which might have a
strategic interest.
RESPONSE 2: Wednesday, May 01, 2013 3:17 PM
From: Robert C. Pickett, Director, CBA, CBCP Counselor
Small Business Development Center at BCC
To: Glisch, John
Subject: Monkress Details
See Attached.
RP
2) Attachment:
John:
Further to our conversation on the phone about the
BBN and our relationship with Phil Monkress:
Our Center IC System has two records,
l All Points Logistics.
Speaker for our 9/17/11 Veterans Conference
l Chickasaw Nation Industries.
3/19/04, Mailed a brochure on our New Venture course,
11/6/07, Attended Doing Business with Patrick AFB
We circulated our desire to acquire a speaker to the
BSBAC Committee of the Chamber in early 2011. The
Boeing Company suggested him as a speaker and he
submitted his resume and credentials to us. There was
explicit conversation prior to going to press about proper
syntax when referring to a “Former Navy SEAL” with him
and his office. Candidly, we took him at his word.
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As I told Mildred in the original email on this topic,
AFTER the 2011 Conference, someone had as ax to grind
with him and began publishing a blog about his record
lacking any credible SEAL documentation. (GOOGLE it!)
We questioned him on this and he publicly retracted his
claims and asked us to remove referenced to it on our web
site and our publications. We complied with this request
and have not heard anything from him or anyone else
since that time until last week’s BBN, which referenced us
obliquely.
Top 2 Google search hits for “Monkress SEAL”
l http://thisainthell.us/blog/?p=30777 (negative)
l http://www.veteranownedbusiness.com/blog/tag/phil–
monkress–ceo–all–point–logistics/ (silent)
I have only had one member of the public ask me what,
“To be continued” might mean, but did not indicate that
they took anything negative from it. In fact, she did not
notice the 2011 date on the announcement.
What’s the old quote about, “There’s nothing older than
yesterday’s news….?” Let’s hope so.
RP
RESPONSE 3: Wednesday, May 15, 2013 11:54 AM
From: Robert C. Pickett, Director, CBA, CBCP Counselor
Small Business Development Center at BCC
To: Coyne, Mildred; Glisch, John
Subject: FW: BBN Letter
Mildred and John,
Here is the article in today’s BBN.
(SEE BBN Vol. 31 No. 20 dated May 20, 2013)
Our documentation from that period disputes the facts
stated in the letter. Sandy and Vicky went to great lengths
to clarify the proper method and syntax for publishing the
SEAL credentials. Monkress might blame his “office” for
that communication, but we are well documented. It
irritates Sandy a little bit to be called a liar, but we are big
kids and will remain in silent mode on this topic as far as
the public is concerned.
Thanks for your support.
RP
RESPONSE 4: Wednesday, May 15, 2013 2:10 PM
From: Robert C. Pickett, Director, CBA, CBCP Counselor
Small Business Development Center at BCC
To: Glisch, John
Subject: Roth
John,
I have no problem with this as long as the request is
vetted by our legal counsel.
RP
RESPONSE 5: Wednesday, May 15, 2013 2:17 PM
From: Robert C. Pickett, Director, CBA, CBCP Counselor
Small Business Development Center at BCC
To: Glisch, John
Subject: Roth
I never used this language, so there is no correspondence referring to:
“U.S. Navy SEAL Team 4” Imposter Phil Monkress,
President and Chief Executive Officer of All Points
Logistics, LLC.”
To Be Continued ...
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CFE Federal Credit Union acquires naming rights of UCF Arena in deal stretching over a seven–year period
ORLANDO — A longstanding relationship between the
University of Central Florida and CFE Federal Credit
Union is expanding.
The credit union has acquired the naming rights to the
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staff on the UCF campus.
The credit union will open a branch inside the CFE
Arena, its fourth on or near UCF’s main campus. The
branch will offer flexible operating hours, especially during
events hosted at the Arena. ATMs also will be installed in
and near the CFE Arena. CFE’s indoor space will include a
lounge for Arena visitors to sit, study and charge their
electronic devices.
“Our branch in the CFE Arena will be more than a
place to conduct financial business,” said Katie Thomason,
director of UCF development for CFE.
“We want to create a café vibe with a comfortable
lounge area and a self–service coffee bar. Visitors will be
invited to enjoy a cup of coffee while they relax or study,
individually or in the company of others. The space will
also be used to provide money management coaching and
training for students. Helping our members manage their
finances responsibly is a priority for CFE.”
“Working closely with our partners ensures that UCF
will have the added resources to meet the future needs of
our students, faculty, programs and facilities,” added Bob
Holmes, chief executive officer of the UCF Foundation Inc.
“Partnerships with CFE Federal Credit Union, like the
naming of the arena, are vital to achieving the university’s
mission of educating our future workforce, fostering
innovation and strengthening Florida’s economy.”
Libraries seek suggestions for the ‘Viva 500’ time capsule; to be unveiled in 2063
As part of the events marking Florida’s 500th Anniversary, the “Viva 500” committee has provided each county library
system with a time capsule to fill and preserve for future generations. A stainless–steel cylinder, the time capsule will be
placed on display at the Government Center in Viera, where it will remain until the year 2063.
A committee has been formed to solicit ideas and materials to include that will be representative of what Brevard
County’s residents feel is important in past and present–day lives.
Brevard County, which was named in 1855, has a rich and varied history and has captured the world’s attention
numerous times with events like the archaeological discovery at Windover in Titusville and the space program that put
the first man on the Moon.
Copies of several items from the Brevard Historical Commission archives, headquartered at the Central Brevard
Library in Cocoa, have been identified for inclusion and the committee would like to receive additional input from the
community.
To submit suggestions, contact Michael Boonstra at MBoonstra@Brev.org or join the discussion at the Brevard Public
Libraries’ Facebook page.
Slayman takes new post with Brevard Fire Rescue
Brevard County Fire Chief Larry Collins has announced that Lt. Don Slayman will be the public information
officer for Brevard County Fire Rescue. He replaces Lt. Jeff Taylor, who recently returned to fire–suppression duty on
Engine 29. Slayman’s office number is 636–6223 or contact him through e–mail at donald.slayman@BrevardCounty.us.
He was promoted to the rank of lieutenant in 2012 and has nearly eight years of service with Brevard County Fire
Rescue. He has a master’s degree in business administration and recently completed the public information officer
program at the Florida State Fire College.
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Jess Parrish Medical Foundation awards grant to CHS of Florida for its Healthy Start program
The Jess Parrish Medical Foundation Inc. has awarded
Children’s Home Society of Florida’s Brevard Division a
grant for $2,000 for Healthy Start services in North
Brevard County. The grant will be used to provide
counseling services for new mothers in North Brevard
County and to help cover the cost of specialized services or
supplies that are not covered by insurance.
Such things not covered by insurance include air–
conditioning units for babies born with respiratory
problems, diabetic–testing strips or other supplies for
mothers with regular or gestational diabetes, and specialized formula for children who are unable to take the
formula normally provided.
These crucial services give infants a better opportunity
for a healthy start in life by promoting good health for their
mothers before, during, and after pregnancy.
Healthy Start services are available to any pregnant
woman or family with infants. Participation in the
program is voluntary and the services are provided free of
charge, regardless of income.
Case managers work with pregnant women up to eight
weeks post–partum and children up to age 1, though
Healthy Start services can be extended until the child is
3 years of age if there are high or extreme risk factors
present.
The range of Healthy Start services available includes
in–home care coordination, smoking cessation for families,
and pregnancy and infant–care education. The program
also offers the support of specialists who focus on various
topics, such as lactation consulting, nutrition counseling,
psychosocial counseling, and developmental screenings for
infants.
For more information about CHS or the Healthy Start
program, contact Leslie Bardo at 752–3170, extension 235,
or Leslie.Bardo@CHSFl.org.
Margaret Heins Foundation awards technology grant to area organization
The Margaret Heins Foundation has awarded Pregnancy Resources a technology grant. Pregnancy Resources serves
Brevard residents providing one–on–one counseling with trained volunteers and free classes led by local experts offered
in three separate modules covering pregnancy, parenting and life skills. Thanks to the grant from the Margaret Heins
Foundation, the counseling rooms at Pregnancy Resources now have television monitors and the educational classroom
has a large–screen LED TV. “Upgrading the technology not only raises the level of professionalism with clients, but also
allows us use of DVDs and PowerPoint presentations,” said Pilar Blanchard, client services manager. “This is vital in our
efforts to adequately meet the main pathways of learning, using auditory, visual and kinesthetic applications.” For more
information or to register for a class, call 752–5540 or visit www.MelbournePRI.com.
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Results–producing AMIkids Space Coast puts youngsters on the path to
achievement, success; highly structured program benefits community
By Ken Datzman
Many streets and avenues in Brevard
County have interesting names, one of
which is Inspiration Lane, the site of the
campus for AMIkids Space Coast.
The 26–year–old nonprofit organization
is dedicated to turning troubled young
people’s lives around through inspiration,
motivation, and education, in a highly
structured environment. And AMIkids
Space Coast, an Associated Marine
Institute, has been achieving its mission
year after year under the leadership of
Executive Director Marvin Ferrell, who has
dedicated his professional career to helping
struggling youngsters better themselves.
“We build them up,” said Ferrell, who
was an offensive tackle on Florida State
University’s 1993 NCAA National Championship team. “They come into the program
typically angry, questioning why they were
sent here, wondering what this place is
going to be like. Then over time, you begin
to see those concerns go away and they
become more engaging and more responsive to what we’re trying to do. The
objective is to help them understand what
they are capable of accomplishing.”
Students at AMIkids, formerly known
as Space Coast Marine Institute, are
getting their high–school diploma, by
passing the General Educational Development test, which is incorporated into the
program, and going on to college and
earning top grades. Over the past year, 24
young men from the program have gained
their GEDs. Currently, about a dozen of
them are enrolled in a community college
or a vocational program.
“These were street kids, generally,” said
area businessman Don Herndon, president
of the AMIkids Space Coast Board of
Trustees. “They aren’t bad kids, they’ve
just made some bad decisions young in life.
Seventy–seven percent of the boys who
complete our program do not reoffend. We
are proud of that. A 77 percent success rate
is phenomenal. That’s what got my
attention.”
Herndon, owner of Classic Wood
Flooring in Suntree, was named to the
board four years ago and will become its
chairman in October. The program
participants, of which there are currently
28 (capacity), are sent to AMIKids Space
Coast by the Florida Department of
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Juvenile Justice. The program serves
youth 13 to 18 years old.
“Looking at it purely from a
businessman’s perceptive, the program is a
win–win for society in general and for the
local community,” said Herndon. “We can
work with them now, spend six months or
a year, and turn their lives around. They
become productive citizens — producing
income, paying taxes, and not requiring tax
dollars. They influence their peers. They
influence their families.”
Don Herndon and his wife Julie are
very active in the community volunteering
and supporting charitable organizations,
including Candlelighters of Brevard, The
Haven, and The Women’s Center. They
often donate wood–flooring products for
charity auctions in the region.
The six– to nine–month program, which
has military–style elements, is performance–based. Through education,
counseling, and behavior modifications —
the program’s three main components —
the students are empowered to make
positive decisions that will ultimately
shape their future and allow them the
opportunity to transform their lives.
“When I came into this program,” said
Ben, an AMIkids Space Coast student, “I
had the mindset that there was nothing
wrong with me and I shouldn’t be here. But
I started to reflect on myself and finally
realized that my former way of life was not
right. This program has made me become a
better person. If you are willing to accept
the responsibilities and work hard, you will
get a lot out of the program. It has a lot to
offer.”
He added, “The education is very good.
The teachers will work with you every step
of the way, if you need help. I am in the
GED class. My scores were very high when
I took the GED practice test. Now, I feel
like I’m ready to take the real one.”
Ben said he has set his sights on
attending a community college and then
going on to study for his bachelor’s degree.
“I have not decided what I want to study.
But I do want to pursue higher education. I
just turned 18.”
“Some of the kids said they have never
thought about going to college until they
came here,” said Ferrell. “We expect all of
them to be successful, to go on to college or
vocational school.”
The students create a performance plan
while in the program. “This is a very
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Marvin Ferrell, left, who played on Florida State’s 1993 National Championship team, is executive
director of AMIkids Space Coast in Melbourne, a six– to nine–month program dedicated to turning
around the lives of troubled youth. Businessman Don Herndon, of Classic Wood Flooring, is
president of the AMIkids Space Coast Board of Trustees.
structured environment,” said Herndon. “If
they want to move from No. 28 to No. 1 in
the program, it takes dedication and hard
work. It’s all earned.”
“Pretty much every hour of the day they
are evaluated in some way and given
points,” said Ferrell, who has a master’s
degree in education.
Antonio, one of the students participating in AMIkids Space Coast, said the
program has given him more opportunities
to succeed. “This program, 100 percent, has
put me on the right path in life. It has
helped me earn my GED, which will give
me a lot more opportunity. I will be joining
the Job Corps when I leave here.” The Job
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education and vocational training to youth
ages 16 to 24.
While enrolled at AMIkids Space Coast,
students have the opportunity to earn their
Food Safety Handlers Certification and
learn about culinary arts. It gives students
the skills required to gain immediate
employment in the food and beverage
industry. “I earned that certification,” said
Antonio. “You learn a lot about food safety
and proper sanitation.”
Students also have the opportunity to
earn a Microsoft Office Certification while
in the program. “That is something we
have just started,” said Ferrell.
Community service is a key part of
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Consumers start to spend on their homes as real–estate values rebound;
crystal and chandeliers popular items at House of Lights and Home Accents
By Ken Datzman
With housing prices starting to push
upward again, consumers are opening up
their pocketbooks and purchasing furnishings for their home. They are buying a
range of home décor, from classic chandeliers to ceiling fans to decorative crystal
items.
“We are really starting to see people
focus on their homes again,” said Craig
Bronson, vice president of business
development and information technology at
House of Lights and Home Accents in
Melbourne.
“They are spending a little more time,
attention, and money in the goods they are
putting into their home. The recovery of the
housing market has been beneficial to all of
the businesses in the home–furnishings
industry.”
According to the National Association of
Realtors, the median sales price for an
existing single–family home is $185,000,
up about 12 percent from a year ago. The
median price is the midpoint; half the
homes sold for more, half for less.
After the housing market tumbled,
many consumers were reluctant to make
purchases for their home and “put money
into a declining asset.” Now, added
Bronson, “They are pouring money into all
kinds of items for their home.”
Susan Masterson, sales manager at
House of Lights and Home Accents on
South Harbor City Boulevard, says crystal
has been a popular item at her store.
“We have seen a big increase in the
sales of contemporary crystal. Generally, it
was just crystal lovers making these
purchases and it was basically traditional
crystal. Now contemporary crystal has
taken off,” she said.
The American consumer is bypassing
cookie–cutter home–décor items and
favoring personalized merchandise, said
Bronson. “They do not want the same
stamped look you often see from door–to–
door in the neighborhood.”
And the industry is responding. “It’s
kind of neat to watch the renaissance of not
only lightning products such as LED but
also home furnishings in general. The
manufacturers that have weathered the
difficult economic times are starting to take
chances with design styles and are coming
out with some great–looking products.”
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While the economy may be recovering,
economists question what the profile of the
emerging consumer will look like. Most
trends point toward a mix of value–
conscious, socially connected, and empowered consumers who will expect more
personalization and long–term value from
their purchases and transactions, according
to a new report by the American Society of
Interior Designers.
Spaces with lots of natural light are
being enhanced by intricate, innovative
lighting fixtures, like crystal chandeliers.
Lighting provides a great opportunity for
the homeowner to add texture and décor to
a room, said Masterson.
“People are hanging beautiful, decorative fixtures in almost all of their rooms
now. You see chandeliers in the master
bedroom, in master closets, and even over
the bathtub. Of course, there are special
code requirements to be met in order to
hang a chandelier over a bathtub,” she
said.
With antique finishes and crystal
accents, chandeliers are ideal for creating a
romantic atmosphere and elegant theme,
said Masterson.
Chandeliers are experiencing a
resurgence, no doubt. And now is a good
opportunity to take advantage of significant discounts on a variety of chandeliers
at House of Lights and Home Accents, said
Bronson.
Manufacturers still have large volumes
of inventory on their hands, having geared
up years ago to meet the market needs for
what looked like a long homebuilding cycle.
“To bring down their inventory,”
Bronson said, “a lot of the large manufacturers of chandeliers have cut prices
significantly, from $3,000 to $1,000 on
some of their products. We are having a lot
of success of late moving those closeout
items. For example, we sell a pineapple
crystal chandelier that is very popular with
consumers.”
He said one way a homeowner can
upgrade a bathroom is with a chandelier.
“Changing the bathroom lighting, a
mirror, putting in a new electrical box, and
incorporating a chandelier is one of the
quickest and easiest ways to refresh a
bathroom space. And it doesn’t cost a lot of
money. We have seen consumers make
those changes even during the recession.”
“Lighting is extremely important for
bathrooms and kitchens,” said Masterson,
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Susan Masterson is sales manager at House of Lights and Home Accents on South Harbor City
Boulevard in Melbourne, a full–service business. Craig Bronson is vice president of business
development and information technology. They say consumers are back in the market purchasing
furnishings and accessories for their home.
“because they are high–task areas of the
home. And great lighting can have a huge
impact on those spaces.”
In the kitchen, a smart idea is to add a
ceiling fan with a light source. With the flip
of a switch, a ceiling fan with a light kit can
improve a room’s livability with both
comfort and light.
“Ceiling fans today have more detail
and are considered a decorative item,” said
Masterson, whose store sells a number of
ceiling–fan brands including Fantasia.
“These fans are energy efficient, too, with
smart technology as part of the package.”
Fantasia has led the way in creating the
“palm–blade tropical look.” The high–style
fans are customized.
“Ceiling fans in many homes are now
the focal point,” said Bronson, a University
of Central Florida business graduate who
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previously served as the director of
information services for the “Golf Channel”
before joining the family business. “They
make a huge design statement as well as
being functional. The key is having them
installed by a knowledgeable person (an
electrician). And this is something our
installation team does.”
Increasingly, consumers are embracing
a clean, contemporary look in their homes.
Brushed nickel and satin nickel are
gaining favor with consumers, said
Bronson. “They have always been popular
but are even more so today.
“I’m seeing chrome starting to make a
comeback, which is wonderful,” added
Masterson.
“We have seen a bit more of an increase
in what we call a champagne finish — a
gold–silver blend. It’s beautiful.”
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Entrepreneur Angie Hicks, founder of Angie’s List, to headline National Small Business Week; events planned
WASHINGTON — National Small Business Week
2013 will feature business–industry leader Angie Hicks,
the founder of Angie’s List, who will take part in an
armchair forum with U.S. Small Business Administrator
Karen Mills. This year’s National Small Business Week
events will be June 17–21, and will take place across the
country. The program is designed to help small businesses
start, grow and succeed.
Interested small–business owners, business groups,
and other aspiring entrepreneurs can register for National
Small Business Week at www.sba.gov/smallbusinessweek.
Small businesses that attend will interact with small–
business experts, federal government officials, representatives from national businesses and local elected leaders.
“National Small Business Week is a great time to
recognize small–business owners and entrepreneurs who
are leading our nation’s economic recovery,” said SBA
South Florida District Director Francisco “Pancho”
Marrero.
In the South Florida District, events are scheduled in
Tampa, Lakeland, Clearwater and Fort Pierce. Information on these events can be found at www.sba.gov/
southflorida.”
The week’s events culminate in Washington where the
2013 National Small Business Person of the Year will be
announced. Candidates from all 50 states and territories
will be competing for the award. The public can register for
each day’s events before 12 p.m. on Wednesday, June 12.
In addition to the in–person events, National Small
Business Week will feature daily online forums that will
focus on subjects such as “Social Media 101” and “Access to
Capital.” All events will be live–streamed at
www.SBA.gov/SmallBusinessWeek.
Health First names Michelle Rogers as its corporate director of ambulatory services
Health First Inc. has named Michelle Rogers corporate director of ambulatory services. Rogers has worked for Health
First for 14 years and previously served as director of private duty, home companions and medical staffing specialists. In
her new role, Rogers will be responsible for the growth and effective operations of Health First Home Care, hospice,
private duty, sleep labs, pain clinics, imaging services, durable medical equipment and retail pharmacy. “As Health First
continues moving toward an integrated delivery system where patients receive the right care at the right place and at the
right time, we are fortunate to have Michelle’s high level of experience and expertise in place to lead these important
services,” said Drew Rector, Health First executive vice president and chief strategy and growth officer. Rogers has 24
years experience in health–care leadership and earned her master’s degree in health–services administration from the
University of St. Francis. She has a bachelor’s degree in management and marketing from Ohio University.
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University of Central Florida Public History Center to offer three community workshops this summer
ORLANDO — Who would be more interested in
preserving your family history than you? Gathering,
writing and displaying that history — especially in our
digital age — will be the focus of three community
workshops to be offered this summer by the University of
Central Florida’s Public History Center.
The classes, to be held at the center in Sanford, 301
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oral–history interviews and provide an opportunity for
sample interviewing.
Gannon has been involved with UCF’s Community
Veterans History Project helping collect oral histories of
veterans. The group uses video cameras and digital
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military as far back as World War II.
The other workshops will focus on effective methods of
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Tickets on sale for students’ performance of ‘Hairspray’ set for July at the King Center
Area students will perform the Broadway musical comedy hit “Hairspray” in July at the Maxwell C. King Center on
the Melbourne campus of Brevard Community College. Shows are scheduled for Friday and Saturday, July 19–20, at
7:30 p.m. and Sunday, July 21, at 2 p.m. Tickets, on sale now, are $12 for students, senior citizens and children age 12
and younger. Adult tickets are $17 each. The students’ Summer Musical Theatre Project, which involves five weeks of
preparation, culminates with the performance of “Hairspray,” the winner of eight Tony Awards including Best Musical.
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Harmony Farms’ fund–raiser ‘Buckaroo Ball’ to feature celebrity cowpokes on June 7 at County Line Saloon
Notable Brevard County community members will be
galloping on the scene of the 2013 “Buckaroo Ball,” a
Harmony Farms fund–raising event on Friday, June 7, at
the County Line Saloon in Melbourne. From 6 to 10 p.m.,
the interactive country and western–themed party allows
guests the chance to pick their favorite pony during the
“Wild West Race” as part of the festivities.
This year’s lineup features:
l Larry McIntyre, president of ClearChannel Outdoor,
and the recipient the Cocoa Beach Regional Chamber of
Commerce’s Distinguished Service Award.
l Dawn Gluskin, founder and chief executive of SolTec
Electronics. She won the nationally recognized “Make
Mine a Million $ Business Award” from American Express
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l Gary McCann, executive producer of the popular
“Runaway Country Music Festival.”
l Mark Malek, founding partner of Zies, Widerman &
Malek, Patent Attorneys, and a member of Harmony
Farms’ Board of Directors.
l Kristin Bakke, president of LEAD Brevard and an
honoree of Eckerd Youth Alternative’s Brevard County
“Walk of Fame.”
More than 400 people from across Brevard County and
beyond are expected to join in the fun with live music,
dancing, mechanical bull–riding competitions, and more.
Greg Pallone from “CFNews13” will be the master of
ceremonies. Proceeds from the Buckaroo Ball will benefit
Harmony Farms’ equine–assisted therapy programs
delivered to people of all ages living with disabilities.
Event sponsors include Flammio Financial Group LLC,
Berman, Hopkins, Wright & LaHam, CPAs, Craig
Technologies, Luke and Associates, Prince of Peace, and
Zies, Widerman & Malek. Individual tickets are $75 and
include admission, dinner buffet from Charlie and Jake’s
Bar–B–Que, entertainment, and beer and wine.
For more information about the Buckaroo Ball, check
out Facebook, visit www.HarmonyFarmsInc.com, e–mail
BuckarooBallEvent@gmail.com, or call 209–0648.
BIC hosting events in June; program to highlight nesting loggerhead sea turtles
MELBOURNE BEACH — Guided late–night tours of loggerhead sea turtles nesting areas will highlight events
planned in June by the Barrier Island Center. The June schedule includes:
l Turtle Walk Reservations — 9 p.m. on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. Join a presentation and guided walk to learn
about and observe threatened loggerhead sea turtles nesting on the beaches of the barrier island. The donation of $15 is
nonrefundable. Reservations limited to 22 each night. Reservations can only be made at www.seaturtlewalks.org.
l Beach Clean Up — 9 a.m. on Saturday, June 15: Do your part for nesting sea turtles by keeping our beaches clean of
marine debris.
l World Sea Turtle Day — 1 to 3 p.m. on Saturday, June 15: Join Junior Girl Scout Troop 129 to celebrate World Sea
Turtle Day in honor of Archie Carr’s birthday. The festivities begin with the musical tale of “Mama Edda the Leatherback.” Then there will be an eco–art event for everyone to create a special sea turtle hat, followed by a parade about the
exhibit hall. Scouts will be collecting donations to benefit sea–turtle conservation.
l Oyster Mat Making — 10 a.m. on Wednesday, June 19: Help the Brevard Zoo create mats to restore oyster reefs in
the Mosquito Lagoon.
l “Coral Reef Adventure” eco–film — 1 to 3 p.m. on Saturday, June 22: Dive into the ocean and explore the beauty and
diversity of the world’s coral reefs.
l “Sea Stars” touch tank — 2 to 4 p.m. on Saturday, June 22: Come meet our new “Sea Stars” and learn about the
diversity of life living in the Indian River Lagoon.
The Barrier Island Sanctuary is at 8385 S. Highway A1A. For more information, call 723–3556.
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Center for the Advancement of Science in Space issues solicitation for proposals; deadline July 25
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER — The Center for the
Advancement of Science in Space (CASIS), the nonprofit
organization managing research onboard the International
Space Station’s U.S. National Laboratory, has issued a
solicitation for proposals in non–embryonic stem–cell
research.
The request for proposals seeks to identify projects
studying the effects of microgravity on non–embryonic
mammalian stem cells for one of two research emphasis
areas: rapid turnaround spaceflight experiments to be
performed on the National Laboratory, or ground–based
research that will lead the way for improved spaceflight
experiments in the future.
CASIS will support selected projects through grant
funding, facilitation of service–provider partnerships and
flight coordination to and from the ISS.
Stem cells are cells that have not yet completed
differentiation, the change that occurs when cells and
tissues become more specialized in their functions. They
display remarkable plasticity in their ability to give rise to
a spectrum of cell types and ensure lifelong tissue rejuvenation and regeneration.
A breadth of experiments on the ground utilizing
simulated microgravity, and a smaller number of experiments in space, have shown that microgravity induces
changes in the way stem cells grow, divide and differentiate. Exploiting these changes may allow acceleration of
traditional ground–based research studies.
Stem–cell biology in microgravity is poised to transform
broad fields from discovery science to tissue engineering to
regenerative medicine, said Jim Royston, the interim
executive director of CASIS.
“CASIS is excited to support research in an area with
such broad implications. Awarded projects will help
demonstrate the utility of the National Lab for stem–cell
research and ultimately enable improvements in drug–
screening techniques and regenerative medicine,” he said.
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program. Last year, AMIkids Space Coast clocked more than 1,000 hours of community service. The kids work closely
with Habitat for Humanity of Brevard County, building homes and helping run the Habitat’s annual Strawberry
Festival. The students also redid the Space Coast Early Intervention Center playground over the past year. “It’s important for them to understand they have the capacity to give, to help their community,” said Ferrell.
The campus has living quarters with bunk beds. There is a small library with books. In another area of the complex,
there are computers for students to use. In 2009, the students began work on a vegetable and flower garden on campus.
The community rallied around the project with volunteers contributing hours of hands–on work instructing the boys in
gardening and helping raise resources. The students also take part in AMIkids’ supervised Seamanship Program. They
engage in educational programs on the shoreline and spend time at sea aboard “Mission Impossible,” a 24–foot vessel.
AMIkids Space Coast is seeking donations of academic supplies, including new and used books for the library.
Personal hygiene items, athletic equipment, and boating equipment are needed, too.
The e–mail address is SpaceCoast–BM@AMIkids.org, or call 752–3200. Herndon’s phone number at Classic Wood
Flooring is 253–8847.
Indian River Art Gallery event June 15
The Indian River Art Gallery in Cocoa will showcase the exhibit “Floral Explosion” from 6 to 8 p.m. on June 15. The
gallery’s address is 226 King St. The event is free of charge and open to the public. Artists from Central Florida and
beyond will be displaying their floral masterpieces at the event. Complimentary refreshments will be served. The “Floral
Explosion” exhibit runs through July 13 at the Indian River Art Gallery. For more details about the exhibit, call the
gallery at 305–6947 or visit www.IndianRiverGalleryCocoa.
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City and county partnership promises most efficient delivery of emergency services to area residents
Fire and Emergency Medical Services in Palm Bay
and South Brevard County will soon benefit from a new
partnership designed to deliver the “most efficient level of
service” to residents and will give the citizens of southwest Palm Bay a long awaited new fire station in their
community.
On May 14, the Brevard County Board of County
Commissioners approved an inter–agency agreement
that allows each department’s resources to co–locate
within each agency’s fire stations. The Palm Bay City
Council approved the agreement on April 18. The co–
location allows the agencies to work together seamlessly
while improving both the level of service and response
times.
According to Brevard County Fire Chief Larry Collins,
“Shrinking budgets and demands for increased service
affect both departments. This sort of innovative thinking,
however, demonstrates the agencies’ commitment to
operating safely, effectively and efficiently, to the benefit
of the citizens of both communities.”
The agreement stems from Harris Corp.’s decision to
expand its Palm Bay Road facility. The expansion
encompasses the current site of Brevard County Fire
Rescue (BCFR) Station 84, which has created the need to
relocate that facility.
The relocation requires BCFR to move several units.
As a result, BCFR Station 84 will move to Palm Bay Fire
Rescue (PBFR) Station 1, which is located at 1201 Port
Malabar Blvd., NE. BCFR’s Rescue 85 will move to
PBFR Station 2, and Palm Bay’s Engine 6 will move to
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BCFR Station 89, which will also become PBFR Station
6. The new locations will place the emergency units
closest to areas of higher call volume, providing for
improved response times.
“This agreement creates efficient government and
allows us to deliver the best service possible using all
available resources,” said Palm Bay Fire Chief Jim
Stables. “The citizens in the southwest portion of the city
will benefit the most by getting a new station with full
response capability right in the heart of their community
where it is most needed.”
BCFR Station 60 currently shares a similar co–
location agreement with Cape Canaveral, as does BCFR
Station 45 and the city of Rockledge.
The changes will be implemented over the next
several months.
Habitat for Humanity of Brevard County begins month–long community tool drive
Habitat for Humanity of Brevard County Inc. is kicking off a month–long countywide Father’s Day Tool Drive. The
event is June 1 to June 30.
Habitat invites area residents, organizations and businesses to donate tools to support the organization’s building
efforts.
“With the goal of building 25 houses this year, and 28 next year throughout Brevard County, we need to restock
several tool trailers,” said Joe Gassman, president and chief executive officer of Habitat for Humanity of Brevard
County.
“The Father’s Day Tool Drive is a great way for supporters to be part of the Habitat team by donating tools or cash
needed for the building process.”
The tools or contributions may be dropped at these locations:
l Suntree United Methodist Church (Tuesday–Thursday, 9 a.m. to 4p.m.), 7400 N. Wickham Road in Melbourne.
l Grace United Methodist Church (Monday–Thursday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.), 65 Needle Blvd. on Merritt Island.
l Indian River City United Methodist Church (Monday–Friday, 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.), 1355 Cheney Highway in
Titusville.
l South Mainland Community Center (Monday–Thursday, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Friday 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.), 3700
Allen Ave. in Micco.
l Habitat for Humanity of Brevard County (Monday–Saturday, 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.), 7815 Ellis Road in West
Melbourne.
For a complete list of the Father’s Day Tool wish list, visit the website www.brevardhabitat.com or call 728–4009.
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Outstanding high–tech small businesses winTibbetts Awards; three firms inducted into SBIR Hall of Fame
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Small Business Administration honored 18 high–tech small businesses and three
individuals for the critical role they play in research and
development for the government, and for their success in
driving innovation and creating new jobs.
The Tibbetts Awards, given by the SBA, honor outstanding small businesses and individuals who participate
in the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR)
program. In addition, three past participants in SBIR who
represent the best of the 30–plus–year SBIR program were
named to the third annual SBIR Hall of Fame class.
“The people who power our economy, make our
industries more globally competitive and create new jobs
are the outstanding and innovative entrepreneurs like
those we honor with Tibbetts Awards,” said Karen Mills,
SBA administrator.
“In particular, our three 2013 Hall of Fame inductees
illustrate how innovative entrepreneurs can continue to
show strong economic growth and technical innovation,
reminding us all how central the success of high growth
small business can be to making our country more globally
competitive.”
The Tibbetts Awards, named after Roland Tibbetts,
who was instrumental in developing the SBIR program,
are presented to companies and individuals from all over
the U.S. who are beacons of promise and models of
excellence in high technology.
The winners are selected based on the economic impact
of their technological innovation, and on whether they
have met federal research and development needs,
encouraged diverse participation in technological innovation, and increased the commercialization of federal
research.
Two types of Tibbetts Awards exist: awards for
businesses that have participated in the SBIR award
program, and awards for individuals who have supported
the SBIR Program but who have not received economic
assistance from the program.
Another category, created last year, is the SBIR Hall of
Fame Awards, which recognize companies with a long
period of extraordinary success of research, innovation,
and commercialization within the SBIR program.
The SBA’s Small Business Innovation Research
program accounted for more than $2.5 billion in fiscal year
2012 in federal research and development funds and is
coordinated by the SBA in cooperation with 11 federal
agencies.
The presentations were made at the White House by
Administrator Mills; Sen. Mary Landrieu, chairwoman of
the Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship
Committee; and Rebecca Bagley, president and chief
executive officer of NorTech.
l COMPANIES: Accuray Inc., Sunnyvale, Calif.;
Aurora Flight Sciences Corp., Cambridge, Mass.; Beacon
Interactive Systems LLC, Cambridge, Mass.; CPSI
Biotech, Owego, N.Y.; Design Interactive Inc. — Oviedo;
Ecovative Design LLC, Green Island, N.Y.; GS Engineering Inc., Houghton, Mich.; Harmonia Holdings Group LLC,
Blacksburg, Va.; Institute of Disabilities Research and
Training Inc., Wheaton, Md.; Kutta Radios Inc., Phoenix,
Ariz.; MBF Bioscience, Williston, Vt.; Modular Robotics,
Boulder, Colo.; Ocean Renewable Power Co. LLC, Portland, Maine; Orono Spectral Solutions Inc., Bangor, Maine;
Protochips Inc., Raleigh, N.C.; Syntonics LLC, Columbia,
Md.; Tier1 Performance Solutions LLC, Covington, Ky.;
and Torrey Hills Technologies LLC, San Diego, Calif.
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l HALL OF FAME: Aerovironment Inc., Monrovia,
Calif.; Autonomous Technologies Corp., Orlando; and
Biogen–Idec, Weston, Mass.
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North Brevard Commission on Parks to meet
The North Brevard Commission on Parks and Recreation will conduct its monthly meeting at 5 p.m. on Thursday,
June 13, in the Brevard Room at 518 S. Palm Ave. in Titusville. The meeting room is in a building on the north side of the
parking lot behind the Brevard County Government Center–North. For more information about the meeting, call Terry
Lane at 264–5105.
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FAU’s MBA program in sport management is ranked among the best worldwide; experiences strong growth
BOCA RATON — Florida Atlantic University’s College
of Business has announced that its AACSB–accredited
MBA program in sport management has been ranked fifth
in North America and eighth in the world in the 2013
SportBusiness International rankings of master–level
“Sport Courses.” FAU is the “only school in the state of
Florida” listed in the top 25 world rankings.
SportBusiness International’s 2013 “Postgraduate
Sports Course Rankings” is the industry’s authoritative
ranking of the sector of sport management education. The
population of the rankings includes all types of sport
programs on the master’s level and is not limited to just
MBA or other business–oriented programs.
“The FAU MBA sport management program is honored
and proud to receive a Top 10 ranking in the SBI 2013
rankings of Master–level Sport Courses,” says Dr. Jim
Riordan, director of the sport management program at
FAU. “We would not have been able to achieve this
milestone without the hard–work, dedication, and loyalty
of our current students, faculty and more than 120
alumni.”
Led by Dr. Riordan, the MBA program in sport
management has grown in student enrollment “three
times its initial size” and has seen significant growth in the
areas of organizations available for internship and full–
time job opportunities, as well as out–of–state and
international students who graduate from the program,
since its inception in August 2000.
“We are also grateful for the role that the many sport
and entertainment organizations in South Florida and
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For more information, contact Dr. Riordan at
(561) 297–3031 or visit www.Business.FAU.edu/
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Judy Bate’s play the winner of Surfside Players’ 30th annual contest; runs June 7–9
“Seniorella,” a farce by Judy Bate, has won Surfside Players’ 30th annual Playwriting Contest. The play is directed by
Joan Dunn. The storyline: “Barbara has been coerced by her son and daughter into moving from Chicago to a Miami
condominium. Lamenting her old age and situation, she sobs, her tears inadvertently summoning a gender–challenged
fairy godmother who has been assigned to do the Cinderella thing. You know, fix her up and send her to the ball. But a
spell meant to make her look younger backfires.”
The show runs for one weekend — June 7–9, on Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m. — at Surfside
Playhouse in Cocoa Beach. Regular tickets are $10; however, admission is free of charge with the purchase of a 2013–
2014 Surfside Playhouse season ticket.
Season tickets are $100 for adults, and $75 for seniors (age 62–plus), and active military personnel. The season ticket
covers seven admissions (five if purchased after Sept. 1) plus the free “Seniorella” performance, a $122 to $150 value.
Season–ticket purchasers will have their name in the playbill of every mainstage show at Surfside during the year .
Call 783–3127 or visit www.SurfsidePlayers.com to purchase tickets. No reservations are required for “Seniorella.”
For more information about these and other events, visit www.SurfsidePlayers.com or the Facebook group “Surfsid e
Players.” Submit an e–mail or postal address to Surfside_Info@yahoo.com to receive show updates throughout the season.
Gary Cunningham Award to resume in 2014
CIA Developers Inc., along with award partners ndtHOST, Adecco Staffing, Michael Welch Jr. of Merrill Lynch and
“Brevard Business News,” has announced that there will not be a recipient of the fifth annual Gary R. Cunningha m
Entrepreneurial Award in 2013. None of the applications received met the minimum criteria for the award. The awar d
will continue next year and the application process for the 2014 Gary R. Cunningham Entrepreneurial Award will begi n
in October 2013. At that time, information will be made available at www.cia–developers.com. For more information on
the Gary R. Cunningham Award, contact Aaron Anderson of CIA Developers at 723–3400.
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earned his bachelor’s degree in construction management
and engineering from Florida International University in
Miami — built the home that launched his company 27
years ago in Indian Harbour Beach.
“It was roughly a 2,000–square–foot home for
$120,000, or $60 per square foot. And it was a nice custom
home.”
Over nearly three decades of building custom homes in
Brevard County, Militano says he has learned a lot. The
main lesson is not to undercut quality in any fashion.
He said his father, who also was an entrepreneur and
owned a plumbing and hardware–supply company on
Merritt Island, often quoted businessman Benjamin
Franklin: “The bitterness of poor quality is remembered
long after the sweetness of low price is forgotten.”
“That is a good statement to live by,” said Militano.
When choosing a subcontractor team to work on a new
home, Militano says he personally handpicks each
company.
“All of the subcontractors I have business relationships
with survived the downturn. I use mostly the same
subcontractors over and over, and it’s worth paying a little
more for their skills as opposed to trying to save 2, 3 or 4
percent on a job. And by using the same plumbers,
electricians, and framers, for example, it creates a lot of
synergy on the job site.”
Regardless of home size, buyers today want authentic,
high–quality detailing in all aspects of the home. Militano
says consumers’ needs and desires have changed over the
past several years and are shaping home–design trends.
“More and more of my customers, unlike five or six
years ago, are embracing wood flooring. A lot of them are
putting wood throughout their homes. Also, they are
using upper–end custom granites that are not found in
other homes in the region. Some of these granites are
coming from Italy. When people see them, you hear the
‘oos’ and ‘awes.’ The Italian granites are unique.”
Multigenerational living is another theme that general
contractors are catering to as a growing number of
families are living under one roof because of the economy
and other factors including the desire to keep aging
parents close by.
“About 75 percent of the high–end homes we’re doing
have mother–in–law suites,” said Militano.
“The baby–boomers (76 million people born between
1946 and 1964) are getting up in their years and they
prefer to stay with a family member instead of being
placed in a care facility. We’re designing these custom
suites in a separate area of the home. They have a living
room, a mini–kitchen, a bedroom and a bathroom — all
secluded. It works really well. It also helps with the resale
value of the home. The suite concept is a win–win and it’s
something that I encourage when talking to a client.”
As the boomer bulge moves toward retirement age and
beyond, increasing numbers of housing–related groups
are taking a closer look at current and projected conditions concerning housing for boomers and elders. One
such group, the Center for Housing Policy in Washington,
D.C., recently published “Housing an Aging Population:
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that among all households with one member age 65 or
older, 38 percent include a person with a disability.
Also contributing to the multigenerational living
theme is a wave of unemployed college graduates who
have moved back into their parents’ home.
Other home–building trends include the growing
popularity of “safe” rooms. This typically is a fortified
room that is installed in a private residence. Some feature
thick steel walls and have other specific design elements.
The use of energy–efficient, double–pane impact glass
is yet another trend of homeowners. “Pretty much every
home that we do from $200,000 to $5 million has impact
glass,” said Militano, adding that the energy–saving low–
emittance coatings of the glass are almost completely
invisible.
When a glass pane is coated with a low–emittance
material between two glass layers it blocks a significant
amount of radiant heat transfer. “It’s a big energy–saver
especially in older homes.” Militano said, in general, the
new homes his company builds, showcase a range of
energy–saving products and green features.
Homebuilder activity is starting to buzz in certain
areas of the county. The surging stock market coupled
with low mortgage interest rates are helping the housing
industry advance. “The stock market is at an all–time
high. I think that investors have gained back a lot of their
money and seem to have a little more to spend on the
nicer, bigger homes,” said Militano.
Single–family housing will grow 24 percent in dollars,
corresponding to a 21 percent increase in units, according
to “McGraw–Hill Construction’s Dodge Outlook Report”
for 2013.
Now that the boom–and–bust carnage is over, the
housing market is being driven by local economic
fundamentals, with conditions varying by state, market
by market.
Area businesses like House of Lights and Home Décor
in Melbourne are watching the local housing–market
recovery. As a product supplier to both general contractors and individual consumers, their fortunes are closely
tied to the housing industry.
Craig Bronson, vice president of business development
and information technology at House of Lights and Home
Accents in Melbourne, says he tracks building–permit
activity in the county and charts its ups and downs. In
early 2005 housing peaked on the curve.
“If you look at the graph, you basically see a pretty
significant incline and then almost a straight drop. And
now, we are just leveling off at the bottom. There is a
huge amount of opportunity to ‘go north’ and drive the
economy through construction,” he said.
Housing contributes to the gross domestic product in
two ways: through private residential investment and
consumption spending on housing services.
Historically, residential investment has averaged
roughly 5 percent of GDP while housing services have
averaged between 12 percent and 13 percent, for a
combined 17 to 18 percent of GDP, according to the
National Association of Home Builders.
Jobs are generated in the industries where lumber,
concrete, lighting fixtures, heating and air–conditioning
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equipment, and other products that go into homes are
produced. Even more jobs are created when real–estate
agents, attorneys, and brokers provide services to
homebuilders and homebuyers.
“The construction chain is huge and has a wide
economic impact,” said Militano.
“There are 65 trades of suppliers and subcontractors
— from carpet to cabinetry products included in the
construction and sale of a residential property. These
products are manufactured in mills which employ people.
Then there are the installers, the truck drivers, the
delivery people, the bankers, the Realtors, the title
agencies, lawyers, and other businesses that benefit from
new–home construction,” he added.
Florida, one of the states that fell the farthest during
the housing downturn, bottoming at 10 to 20 percent of
normal production, is rebounding, thanks in part to
foreclosure rates that have eased significantly since
hitting their peak in 2009. Other factors are at work, too,
including rising home prices.
As a result of the improved market conditions, single–
family housing starts are expected to post double–digit
gains this year compared to 2012, according to the
National Association of Home Builders.
With existing–home inventory drying up in the county
and buyer demand rising, the new–construction market
looks poised to grow. “It’s simply the economic supply–
and–demand theory at work,” said Militano.
Statewide, closed sales of existing single–family homes
totaled 20,662 in April, up 17 percent compared to the
year–ago figure, according to data from the Florida
Realtors in partnership with Realtor boards and associations in the state.
Meanwhile, pending sales — contracts that are signed
but not yet completed or closed — for existing single–
family homes in April rose nearly 32 percent over the
previous April. The statewide median sales price for
existing homes was up 14 percent in April from one year
ago.
“Locally,” said Militano, “pretty much every Realtor I
have talked to said that many houses are selling higher
than the list price. The bargains aren’t out there as much
as they were, which helps the new–construction business.
People just can’t find those housing buys like they did one,
two, or three years ago.”
Builders are seeing an increased sense of urgency
among potential buyers as a result of thinning inventory
of homes for sale across the nation.
The government has been selling foreclosed properties
in bulk to real–estate investment trusts and other buyers,
and is also using online auctions to move the houses off
the books.
With the real–estate market on what seems to be solid
footing and the economy steadily strengthening, there is
anticipation of rising interest rates in the not too distant
future. Investors are starting to put money into short–
term bond funds.
“In my estimation, now or in the very near future is
the time to make that decision if you are in the market for
a new home. You want to pull the trigger before the rates
start going up,” said Militano.
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